I attended a home opener in Cowtown a few years back. It was a real barn burner; the score was back and forth, mutiple fights with victors on either side. Had some good friendly ribbing with the row in front of me. There's of course always at least one "that guy," as when the Canucks ended up winning he declared that everyone was a "fag." Refs were fags, Canucks were fags, Canuck fans were fags. I felt bad for the flames fans who weren't douchebags.

That's why it happens, no doubt about it. Embellishing I don't have a huuuge problem with - the infraction happened, but the 'victim' gives an exaggerated reaction to ensure the refs spot it. Straight up diving, though, is terrible. They could start reviewing plays after the game and handing out misconducts and suspensions for egregious dives. Maybe then Ryan would stay on his skates.